Attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in the Log4j logging platform on systems running Apache software that is written in Java and utilizes the log4j library. Critical systems will be impacted.

The Log4Shell vulnerability critically threatens anybody using the popular open-source Apache Struts framework and could lead to a “Mini internet meltdown soonish.” An excruciating, easily exploited ...

The vulnerability affects not only Java-based applications and services that use the library directly, but also many other popular Java components and development frameworks that rely on it. Attackers ...

A year ago, as Russia amassed troops at its border with Ukraine and the Covid-19 Omicron variant began to surge around the world, the Apache Software Foundation disclosed a vulnerability that set off ...

On December 9, when the Apache Software Foundation disclosed a massive vulnerability in Log4j, its Java logging library, it triggered a cat-and-mouse game as IT professionals raced to secure their ...

The Apache Software Foundation has released a new patch for Log4j, the Java-based logging utility that has seen vulnerabilities targeted en masse by hackers since Dec. 13. Log4j 2.17.1, the fifth ...

Why it matters: Earlier this week, developers of the open-source security platform LunaSec discovered a zero-day vulnerability affecting a widely used Java-based logging library. The vulnerability, ...